Remote Senior Software Engineer, Booking and Orchestration

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two Hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 4 million Hosts who have welcomed more than 1 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, Hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.

The Community You Will Join:

Booking is at the core of the Airbnb marketplace that enables the connection between our guests and hosts. The Orchestration team is a high-impact team focused on building the next generation of our order orchestration system. We collaborate with Bookings, Payments, and Trust teams and cross-functional partners to improve the efficiency, reliability and ergonomics of the system. We seek to drive innovative solutions which will enable us to revolutionize the travel experience and advance Airbnb’s mission.

The Difference You Will Make:

As a Booking Orchestration Senior Engineer, you will develop and refine major subsystems that power Airbnb bookings. You will put your experience with distributed systems and business workflow systems at work, playing a pivotal role in transforming the booking ecosystem.

A Typical Day:

• Architect, build, launch and operate booking engineering systems to improve booking experience, system scalability and performance.
• Architect and implement complex features, focusing on data-driven decision making and performance optimizations
• Collaborate with other engineers and cross-functional partners across organizations such as Bookings, Payments and Trust to understand and prioritize technical requirements that enhance Airbnb booking experience
• Proactively grow knowledge of leading edge practices and trends involving order orchestration systems
• Help define and improve coding standards, development processes and best practices
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous learning

Your Expertise:

• BS or MS in computer science or related field, or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of relevant engineering hands-on work experience
• Experience building Booking/Ordering or relevant systems
• Strong coding abilities and experience with architectural patterns of large, high-scale applications
• Experience architecting, building, and maintaining highly available services in a service-oriented architecture (SOA)
• Familiarity with patterns, libraries and frameworks for building and testing services, and service-to-service communication
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within and across teams at Airbnb

Your Location:

This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list. If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.

Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: [email protected]. Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process.

We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.

How We’ll Take Care of You:

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.

Pay Range

$185,000—$220,000 USD